Following the release of his dark trilogy Je suis le Ténébreux, Paradise Lost, and M, British avant-garde composer Christopher James Chaplin unveiled Patriarchs in 2021, a critically acclaimed excavation of antediluvian myth, from Adam to Noah. After three years in the studio, he returned with Door 1 Door 2 (2024), a monumental work shaped by his distinctive language of electronic chamber music. Carried into a series of live performances across Europe, the material continued to evolve beyond the recorded form. As a new album appears via the adventurous US label Curious Music, Chaplin has already returned to the studio to work on Arcana, his next album for Fabrique, due in 2027. Exploring a new cycle of shorter pieces, the work continues his fascination with history, memory and transformation.
